Shoe brush



Patented Feb. 28, 192s.

"11,660,753 PATENToFFicE.

RAYMOND M. fammes,y or KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, AssrGNoR or AONA-naaien Tol DANIEL WALTERS, or KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON.

sHon BRUSH.

Application filed September 18, 1926. Serial No. 136,280.

Y This invention relates to brushes, and particularly to shoe polishingbrushes.

The invention has particular reference tov a brush which is driven by anelectric motor, and is manipulated by the user, by grasping the handleof the motor and passing the brush over the shoes. In the usual devicesof this character, should the operator permit the brush to slip from theshoe, the metal or other casing or head of the brush contacts with theshoe, causing marring scratches, or deep cuts in the leather. It istherefore the principal object of the invention' to provide a brush ofthis type which will not mar the shoe, should the head of the brushcontact therewith, such brush being provided with an independentlyrotatable guard which will contactwith the shoe and remain stationary,while the brush continues to rotate.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the' followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: v

Figure l is an elevation of a shoe polishing brush made in accordancewith the pres- `having a stem and bristles, mounted on the, stem incovering. relation'to the head and adapted to remain stationary.

ent invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.Referring particularly to the accompany,- ing drawing, 10 represents thehead of the brush, which is in the form of a` metalr disk, within whichare secured the bristle tufts 11. From the center of the upper face ofthe y 3 disk vl0 there projects a shaft 12, which is adapted to beconnected with'the shaft of a motor, not shown. The portion of the shaft12, adjacent the disk 10 is slightly enlarged in diameter and externallythreaded, as shown at 13, to receive thereon the nut 14.

Engaged on the head 10, is a metal cap 15,

having a flange 16 covering the peripheral edge of the head, and acentral opening 17 receiving therethrough the threaded portion 13, ofthe shaft, said opening being of greater diameter than said threadedportion whereby to prevent. frictional Vengagement between Vthewallofthe opening and said threaded portion, while the brush is inoperation, thereby preventing the cap rotatingr with the head. Thethreaded portion 13 is formed with a transverse threaded socket 18 whichreceives the locking screw 19, carried by the nut 14, and byv means ofvwhich-said nut is held from backing from the shaft, and also for holdingthe nut in such relation tothe cap 15 as will prevent the latterfrom'vany ap precia-ble' rocking movement,-with respect to the head 10,while at the same time permitting free and independent rotation thereof,or inertia thereof against av shoe, While the brush continues to rotate.

From the'foregoing it will readily be seen that by the provision of theloosely mounted cap 15, no damage will be done to the face of a shoe,should the operator permit the brush to slip so thatk thebristlesleavethe face of the shoe and the cap contact with the shoe. c l

'In 'such an event. the cap would beheld statend longitudinally from theend ,of the brush head, but when the brush is in rotation, the bristleseX outwardly yfrom the head, laterally, in all directions, ywhereby toprovide a larger bristle surface `for action upon a shoe.

What is claimed isz/ .1. A rotaryv shoe brush comprising a head a caploosely ing a threaded stem, a centrally apertured.

caplengaged on the stem and loosely embracing said stem'and head,andmeans removmeans for retaining ably held on the stem in nonscontactingrelation to the cap, whereby said cap is ycapable of free rotation vonkthe stem and thereby adapted to remain stationary upon Vcontactingoperwith the object upon which the brush is ating to prevent marring theobject. "p

3. A rotary brush comprising adisk head having bristles extending fromone face and I a threaded stem extending from` the opposite face, a capembracing said head and'having a centralk opening receiving the saidstem and the lower edge of the cap beingl in the plane of the bristlecarrying face of the head, said cap beingloose with respect to the stemand head whereby thecap will be frictionally held stationary oncontacting with theobject being brushed. f

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

RAYMOND M. INGLES.

